Australian Gourmet Traveller - (01)January 2021 (1)

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Club sandwich


T


heClubsandwich
is oneofAmerica’s
greatestculinary
treasuresand
a comfortingstalwartofhotel
menustheworldover.
Therearetwoapparent
birthplacesofthissavouryicon
(bothinNewYorkstate).The
firstbeingTheUnionClub


  • a privatesocialclubon
    Manhattan’sUpperEastSide.
    Theother,anexclusivegambling
    jointbasedinSaratogaSprings.
    Whilebothvenuesclaim
    tohavefashionedthesandwich
    inthelate1800s,thereis little
    evidence.Whatwedoknow,
    however,is thatthemighty
    Clubremainsaspopular today
    as it was back then.


Thisiconic,expertlystacked
offeringcanbeenjoyedany
time of the day or night.

THEMEAT
It’sneverbeenestablishedwhether
chickenorturkeywastheoriginalfilling,
buttodaybotharepopular.Somerecipes
callformultiplelayersofshavedmeat,
whileotherspreferonethickslice.
A properClubsandwichalsorequires
crisprashersofbacon,addingan
essentialdashofsalttothedish.
THEVEGETABLES
A Clubsandwichis
incompletewithout
thefamiliarcrunch
oflettuceanda slice
ofjuicytomato.
Traditionalistswillopt
foriceberg,while
morecontemporary
recipesuseleaves
suchasrocket.

THEBREAD
Classicwhitesandwichbread
is thewaytogohere.Each
sliceshouldbelightlytoasted,
maintaininga softchew.There
aretypicallythreeslices,with
a middlelayercommonlyused
toseparatethemeatfillingfrom
thesalad.Eachsliceshouldbe
dressedwitha generous
lashingofmayonnaise.

TheLanghaminSydneyis renownedforits
house-curedchickenclub,whichcomeswith
a fragrantlayerofcurriedegg.TheJackalope
HotelontheMorningtonPeninsulaoffers
a uniquespinontheclassic,featuringdrunken
chicken, chicken skin and bacon jam.

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one

52 GOURMET TRAVELLER

WORDS GEORGIE MEREDITH. PHOTOGRAPHY WILL HORNER.

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